Member Bio

James

McCarty, Ph.D, P.E.

Professional Title:
Environmental Quality Manager, Beaver Water District
NWSA Involvement:
Member

About James

Organizational Overview

Organization Type: Wholesale Drinking Water Supplier Water Supply: Beaver Lake, Northwest Arkansas Population Served: 370,000 Water Users: Flood Storage, Power Generation, Water Supply Total Storage Volume: 1,951,000 ac-ft for all uses Key Issues/Challenges: Additional Storage Reallocation, USACE Lake Operation Changes, Sediment & Nutrient Loading

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Upcoming NWSA Annual Meeting, August 6-7, 2026 in Boston, MA — REGISTER NOW

We are gathering in Boston for NWSA’s Annual Meeting.  Please plan to join us and our Corps of Engineers partners for in-depth discussions on water…

 2026 New Members Update

Welcome to our newest Members! This calendar year, three organizations have joined NWSA:…

Board of Directors and Officers for 2026

At the NWSA Annual Meeting in Irvine, CA, in September 2025, NWSA held elections for the Board of Directors. Subsequent to the elections, the Board…